THE father of a Clarendon Academy pupil who was attacked by bullies at school, with the incident then posted on social media, says the school is not treating the issue seriously.

Garry Beacom, of Garth Road, Trowbridge has complained to the school, saying his 12-year-old daughter Stephanie has been bullied repeatedly since joining from The Mead Primary in September.

After the latest attack three weeks ago, he argues the school have not taken the right action in suspending or excluding the pupils involved.

“The group of girls are all in Year 7, which is why they were putting it down as a transition from primary to secondary school life, which I can understand,” the 35-year-old said.

“In these videos on Instagram, they are shouting at her and pushing her but you can’t hear it because they’ve put music over the top of it.”

The fight is understood to have broken out in the tennis courts during one lunchtime. Since the ordeal, Stephanie has been too frightened to go to school.

Mr Beacom said: “Stephanie had blood on her shirt and no first aid was given to her but in the phone call all the school said was that there was an incident. We went to Bath hospital on the recommendation from police to get her checked over.

“Over the past three weeks since it happened, she has been to school for five days and that is just only for a few periods at a time.

“Stephanie can’t trust anyone and in her journal they have a page on bullying and she has highlighted every bit that has happened to her. She said there’s no point in talking to the teachers because they don’t do anything about it.”

After Mr Beacom became frustrated at staff with the lack of action, the school has since banned him from the school grounds, which he believes is preventing any action being taken against the pupils.

He added: “We are trying to go through the right process but it isn’t working.”

Mark Stenton, executive principal at Clarendon, claimed Mr Beacom was well aware of the support from the school and that "appropriate action" had been taken with "ongoing support" offered to his daughter.

He added: “In relation to this matter, the parent has every right to complain to the academy and due processes are in place for this to happen. If a parent is not satisfied with actions of the academy then they may write to the Trust and the Academy Advisory Board with their concerns, which will be handled appropriately.

“A parent does not have the right to behave in a manner which is threatening and abusive to academy employees of the academy.”